Tana & Michael first spotted us in New Orleans at Deirdre & Beau’s wedding. I love being able to catch up with former clients at weddings. I first officially met them at sunrise in Washington D.C. for their engagement session. Tana & Michael are the kind of people you want to be friends with as soon as you meet them. They kind of people that are the perfect balance of smart & organized and fun & easy-going. Michael even tried to drag me on the dance but with two cameras hanging from each side I tend to not be the best dance partner at weddings. I’ll just have to stick to my embarrassing solo dance attempts. Tana & Michael did an amazing job of DIYing most of the wedding details, including a program with write-ups of every single one of their 140 guests. The ceremony had the perfect beginning with Tana’s father & step-father walking her down the aisle. It ended with them opening a bottle of champagne together and drinking a glass as they signed the marriage license in front of everyone. The reception was a dance party with the best of dance moves, starting with a traditional hora, just for fun.

We hung out with Kirstin & Kyle for three days over the course of their wedding weekend from rehearsal to morning after brunch. When Kirstin talked about the theme or style of her wedding she told the planners at Much Ado Austin “fire”. When she talked to Ben & I about the big day she mentioned how important throwing a good party was. Fire & party, the perfect wedding description to appeal to adventure seeking photographers like ourselves. The wedding was one of the first weddings held at the Greenhouse at Driftwood, a wonderful venue managed by the super sweet Harper. Kirstin & Kyle had a light-hearted ceremony officiated by a family friend that rolled into a fabulous seated dinner at twilight and a raging dance party with live music. As amazing as the entire day was it still had to end with bang! After an 8 minute firework show, fireworks to get in their vintage car, & fireworks to drive away to it was a truly amazing finale.

To say that I love multi-cultural weddings is an understatement. Ana & Tony had a cultural and festive affair combining their Brazilian & Indian families together. Their wedding took place right on Lake Travis at Villa del Lago and while the rain threatened us it ended up being a beautiful day without a drop during the events. Everything from their two ceremonies, attire, & food represented both sides of the family (and of course, a little bit of Texas!). Tony rode into the ceremony on a white horse and, as tradition holds, had his shoes stolen by the bride’s sisters! There was no shortage of delicious food at the wedding; in between the ceremonies ice cream was served by Good Times Austin, they served traditional Indian food for dinner, Brazilian desserts were made by Ana’s family, not to mention two cakes, and late night snacks. Even with a packed dance floor we were able to sneak away for few minutes to take photos utilizing the awesome uplighting. They exited the reception with sparklers which always gives the ending to the night a spark ;)

Anneka & Hooman had a three-day destination wedding event planned all the way from New York City with the help of one of our favorite Austin wedding planners, Brock & Co. The events started with an Indian sangeet for Anneka & a Persian get together for Hooman, a rehearsal dinner at Max’s wine dive, and ended at the Wild Onion Ranch where the wedding was held. Despite a cloudy sky and rainy weather they were in high spirits and were still able to have a beautiful outdoor ceremony. Dinner was held on the lawn in front of the reception hall with heartfelt speeches given by their closest friends and family. As soon as the dance floor was opened it was packed with their 200 guests all night. Anneka & Hooman know how to throw one hell of a party.